A Musical Evening (1775) [ Practices / People ]
… a large Party here last Sunday [5 March], the first of the kind we have had in this House. Mr Bruce, who is very fond of music, had appointed that Day to accompany Mrs Strange hither to hear Mr Burney play upon our Merlin Harpsichord. Mr … Equipage was then ordered, & we had all done, & Mr Burney, followed by Mr Twining, had gone into the library, where our music was to be, & which joins the Mining Room, where we all were, — when a Thundering Rap called up our attention. Mr … Mr Bruce answered 'Have a care that he has no children thatjou have never seen, in his perigrinations to the Continent!' Music was then announced, & lasted almost without ' intermission till Ten o'Clock. Nobody played but Mr Burney, except …
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